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Tag Archives: creature features
A killer octopus, a back baby, and a horror anthology
It’s a return to the late 1970s with this trio of flicks I just picked up on Blu-ray. I regret nothing, so let’s take a look. TENTACLES (1977) It’s yet another killer creature of the deep film that came out … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, horror anthologies, Screams of A Winter Night, supernatural, Tentacles, The Manitou
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: making all kinds of sacrifices for better or worse
This trio of films is a good reminder of why Netflix is personally not my go-to place for a horror fix. I much prefer the less polished and much more fun indies Prime gets by the dozen. But since I … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, occult, Rattlesnake, supernatural, The Old Ways, The Swarm
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A 1990s monster triple feature
Seems like everything in the horror section of the video store I worked at back in the day skipped the theaters and went straight to VHS. It was a way of life for a whole horror generation. So let’s get … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnosaur 2, Carnosaur 3, creature features, Split Second
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Two video game adaptations and a serious creature feature
A werewolf comedy, a battle with inner demons, and the Resident Evil reboot. My latest triple feature was a total mix of subgenres, so I can appreciate the variety. But did I appreciate the movies? Let’s find out. WEREWOLVES WITHIN … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror, What I'm Doing With My Joystick
Tagged Antlers, creature features, gay horror, horror comedies, living dead, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, undead, werewolves, Werewolves Within, Zombies
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Crazy for the 80s
My latest selection of six flix to cover includes five I scored on Blu-ray, and a final one that could definitely use an official release on disc—and they’re all lesser-known movies you may have stumbled upon on HBO or on … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Big Man on Campus, creature features, Curfew, gay horror, Girlfriend from Hell, Graverobbers, home invasion, horror comedies, occult, Scream for Help, The Kindred, Zombies
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STREAM QUEEN: underground dwellers, a classic monster match, and a killer cult
My latest streaming marathon of indies was quite entertaining, so let’s get right into them. IT CAME FROM BELOW (2021) Just check this one out if you need a creature feature fix and are a fan of The Descent. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Baphomet, creature features, Frankenstein vs. The Mummy, It Came from Below, occult, satanism
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Still scraping the bottom of the 80s barrel
Once again I return to the 80s with five films that have landed in my personal collection in recent months. So let’s see what goodness the worst of the 80s turned up this time. JULES VERNE’S MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Black Candles, creature features, Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island, occult, possession, satanism, slashers, The Power, The Secret of the Mummy, The Seven Vampires, vampires
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Return to The Island of the Fishmen
A while ago I blogged about the U.S. horror flick Screamers, released in 1981, in a post about movies featuring cameos by Cameron Mitchell, in which I referenced this original 1979 version of the film, although I had never seen … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, The Fishmen and Their Queen, The Island of the Fishmen
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